Anorexia

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AnorexiaBy:Londun HowardAnorexia is lack or loss of appetite for food (as a medical condition). It is a deadly illness. Unlike the flu, or a sexually transmitted disease, anorexia isnt spread by baceria or a virus. Instead anorexia stems from your thoughts and emotions. Who can get Anorexia?Anybody can get the illness but 90 to 95% of those who suffer are females. Its only a number of males who has this eating disorder. extreme weight lossthin apperanceabnormalblood countsinsomniadizziness or faintingbluish, discoloration of the fingershair thins, breaks or falls outsoft, downy hair covering th bodyabsence of menstruationconstipationdry or yellowish skinintollerance of coldirregular heart rythumslow blood pressuredehydrationosteoporosisswelling or amrs or legsEmotional and Behavioral symptomsserverely restricting food intaek through dieting or fasting and may include excessive exercisebingeing and self-induced vomiting to get rid of the food and may include use of laxatives, enemas, diet aids, or herbal productspreoccupation with foodrefusal to eatdenial of hungerfear of gaining weight lying about how much food has been eatenflat mood(lack of emotion)social withdrawalirritabilityreduced interest in sex depressed moodthoughts of suicideWhat is Anorexia?Physical SymptomsCause 1Biological- some people may have a genetic tendency toward perfectionism, senseitivity and perservance. All traits associated with anorexia.Cause 2Psychological- Some emotional characteristics may contribute to anorexia. Young women may have obsessive-compulsive personality traits that make it easier to stick to strict diets and forgo food despite being hungry. They may have an extreme drive for perfectionism, which causes them to think they're never thin enough. And they may have high levels of anxiety and engage in restrictive eating to reduce it.Cause 3Environmental- Modern Western culture emphasizes thinness. Success and worth are often having to do with being thin. Peer pressure may want people to be thin, mostly among young girls.Risk factorsBeing female, young age, geneticsfamily history, weight changestransitions, sports, workartistic activites, media andsociety. All these can make youwant to become at risk to be a anorexia patient. Treatments Hospitilization,Medical care, Restoring a healthy weight, Psychotherapy, Medications, and other treatments that can cure anorexia